Danny Doyle (baseball)
| Danny Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 24, 1917 McLoud, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| Died: December 14, 2004 (aged 87) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 14, 1943, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1943, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .209 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
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Howard James "Danny" Doyle (January 24, 1917 – December 14, 2004) was an American
right-handed. He was born in McLoud, Oklahoma.[1]
Doyle attended
basketball and three in baseball. He entered the majors in August 1943 with the Red Sox, appearing in 13 games while hitting a .209 batting average (9-for-43) with six RBI, two runs, and one double without home runs
.
After that, Doyle enrolled the
1947–49
.
Doyle became a successful scout for the Boston Red Sox almost continuously since 1949 (he spent one season, 1965, as a scout for the New York Yankees). Some of his signings included Jim Lonborg, Roger Clemens and Ellis Burks. In 1988, he was named MLB's National Scout of the Year. He also was a member of the Oklahoma State University Baseball Hall of Fame. In March 2009 Doyle was named the "Best Athlete to wear #24 in Oklahoma State history" by GoPokes magazine.
Doyle died in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the age of 87.
References
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "Danny Doyle". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
External links
- Baseball Almanac
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Encyclopedia of MLB catchers
- Historic Baseball
- Retrosheet
- Baseball in Wartime[dead link]
- Danny Doyle at Find a Grave
